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Flying Car Prototype Receives FAA Airworthiness Certificate

ReadWriteStart

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a California startup company called Alef Automotive the first-ever airworthiness permit for a fully electric flying car that is capable of both flying and driving on roads. This milestone event marks the beginning of a new era in the transportation industry.

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Why The Next Generation of Online Video Companies Will be Vertical

Both Sides of the Table

This is the cycle of synergies that lead to strong vertical franchises in media. So when we sold Maker Studios to Disney and I wanted to figure out where to invest next in online video I knew that I had to find a strong vertical in which to invest. ESPN in sports. Discovery in adventure and travel. CNN/Fox in news. The Food Network.

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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

Our current focus is Actors and Actresses and we are moving into other verticals. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Vince: Digiday Mobile and Digiday Social Who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles? Still it’s something that most managers need to learn how to do better.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

Today James Hickey from San Diego, California, pitched Parallel6 , a company that does social media marketing services for brands and also has a white label mobile app that can be customized and branded for their clients' mobile and social marketing needs. You can register here. Now, on to today's roundtable: Parallel6.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. The top layer of applications and services that use the innovations of the first two layers to transform vertical markets (e.g, San Francisco, California.

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Ardent 2: Get Out of My Building

Steve Blank

Reply Gibson’s Blog » For mobile, size does matter , on October 18, 2009 at 7:06 am Said: [.] Reply Links and Thoughts, Monday 10/19/09 | Recess Mobile Blog , on November 18, 2009 at 5:33 pm Said: [.] of huge losses made by Nokia. out of the building is a lesson for Langley. Customer development isn’t just for [.]

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? He is a current member of the California State Bar, and the Hollywood Writers Guild. Nothing is more important to U.S. in History from UCLA.